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LEGAL ISSUES FOR THE EMPLOYER & EMPLOYEE ARISING FROM COVID-19

GENERAL SUGGESTIONS

In preparation of returning employees to the workplace OSHA has offered guidance as to how to prepare workplaces for this return during the pandemic.

FACE MASK POLICY FOR MA BUSINESS

Can a business refuse entry to customers who refuse to wear a mask in MA?

PPP LOAN FORGIVENESS REQUIREMENTS

Small businesses are looking to the SBA for clarity and guidance on how two requirements of the PPP loan work in conjunction to each other.

SICK EMPLOYEE INFORMATION

When an employee calls in sick during the pandemic how much information may the employer ask from the employee in an attempt to protect the workforce from possible exposure to covid-19?

TAKING EMPLOYEE TEMPERATURES

As a small business that is now taking the temperatures of employees under the certain conditions outlined in your policy in the employee company handbook, certain questions arise. Should those employees be compensated for the time spent waiting to have their temperature taken and for the time spent taking their temperature?

RETURN TO WORK PLANS

Small businesses should have a “Return to Work” plan at the top of their to do list, especially now that parts of the country have begun to open up for business. It is only a matter of time before the state(s) where you conduct business will have employees returning to work.

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